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The Coastal Carolinas DEWS Strategic Plan outlines priority tasks and activities that build upon existing stakeholder networks to improve drought early warning capacity and long-term resilience in the coastal areas of North and South Carolina. This is a “living document” to which additional actions and partners may be added as needs and opportunities arise. The Plan includes a list of current partners, outcomes, and key milestones for present activities as well as indicating areas where NIDIS is seeking additional partners or working to finalize details of some activities.

Dedicated partners across the Coastal Carolinas region contributed to the development of the Plan, including federal, state, academic and local entities, and in particular the Carolinas Integrated Sciences and Assessments (CISA), a NOAA Regional Integrated Science Assessment (RISA) team. A workshop was held in Wilmington, NC, in June 2016 to receive input on priority needs and actions to be addressed through this Plan. Participants included 29 federal, state and academic partners in addition to other key stakeholders with a diverse range interests and expertise. Their interests included drought monitoring, salinity dynamics and monitoring, fire-weather monitoring and response, coastal resources management, agricultural and conservation land management, and public health. Information obtained from this 2016 Plan Development workshop, as well as a 2012 Coastal Carolinas DEWS Scoping Workshop to initiate the DEWS, and lessons learned to date through implementing the Coastal Carolinas DEWS, have all informed this Plan.

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National Drought Mitigation Center
The National Drought Mitigation Center works closely with NIDIS to provide drought-related resources and information. For more news and impacts information, visit the NDMC.

USDA Federal Drought Assistance
For information on resources available to help aid in the recovery from this year’s drought, visit the USDA.

The National Drought Resilience Partnership (NDRP) comprises seven federal agencies which work collaboratively to support state, tribal, local, and private sector approaches to managing drought risks and impacts. Learn More